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we're recording this weekend. always love going into the studio but never been so excited as with these songs gone as far as writing out lyrics in advance, which is unheard of

So this is coming up and it would be great if people could get behind it! comedy.army

SST Publications has announced the signed limited edition of @paultremblay.bsky.social’s Horror Movie. We’re only taking preorders for this title for a limited time because we have to finalize our order with SST -- don't delay if you want to order through us! subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...

btw, at the risk of sounding like I work for MUSIC(tm) I really fucking love music. the feelings it gives you (giving and receiving)- it’s ridiculous. better than cheese and great shoes at the same time

by text, I have apologised three times today for a late response by stating that I am incredibly busty

me? in shorts? on a sofa? just babbling on like a broken water-clock? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLKS...

re-upping this because I want to be playing to full rooms of HEROES x

I have a new poem in the newest issue of Scab which you can it read here

m.youtube.com/watch?v=aCPM... last time in Warsaw* *the venue in Brooklyn

On sale! x

there is now a second show on the 20th owing to the first selling the fuck out. Hurrah etc tickets dice.fm/event/eoavq2...

Mclusky Map Out 2026 North American Tour

Americanada! (okay, we're still workshopping that one). We're going to be in you next March/April, end of the world depending. It's taken a while to pull this thing together, so thanks for bearing with us. Shows are on sale this Friday (12th) at 10am (EST) falco x

very few tickets left almost to point of none

fewer than a third of the tickets left for this Cardiff-faces x

it's bandcamp fee free friday and aside from all of the other things* we're ending the t-shirt presale today - last chance (unless we have any left at shows) to get the people person shirt below (the two other shirts we're running I assume we'll reprint for shows) mcluskymclusky.bandcamp.com/merch

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leguesswho.com/lineup/mclus... leguesswho.com/tickets le guess who ! Thursday 6th November !

our friend remy is shooting footage for us for a documentary, in which I assume we'll just look confused and occasionally say funny things under pressure while passers by wince and say 'who the fuck are those cunts' to eachother in a succession of regional accents

our album is out tomorrow 🫡

manifesting not being ill

it’s fucking arctangent tomorrow people

grote kai tonight in lokoren fitting 13 songs into 45 minutes classic

The Jesus Lizard regret to announce the cancellation of their scheduled October 2025 dates in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, as well as their November 2025 dates in the United States. Upon the advice of medical professionals following a serious health incident affecting one of the band members

Also I am doing some stand up at the Stand in Edinburgh, starts on the 14th Aug, 8 dates.

mcluskymclusky.bandcamp.com/merch it’s bandcamp fee free friday maybe you know what that means - maybe you don’t anyway, we have three t-shirts to hawk yes, you’re right, they are lovely maybe you could buy one (or 15) pre-order is running for a month then i’ll/we’ll send them out falco x

I'LL SHOW YOU tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event...

we may have big touring news soon. hopefully you’ll buy tickets. if you don’t we’ll still tour and have fun but promoters will hate us your choice

luv 2 see inspirational mark twain quotes written on a mirror in a holiday inn bar smiley face and wonky fucking heart indeed

ANOTHER hits one week from today. Get a copy (please) and come say hi!

even the corniest corn-balls in corn-town need a place to lay their corn-heads www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

back home and able to breath again after 2000 trees, which was, to quote an Australian of my acquaintance 'as hot as balls'. mclusky show was great fun - really loved it - while fotl the next day was impossibly hot, to the extent jack needed medical treatment afterwards

haiku or it didn’t happen

Coming in less than 2 weeks

994! mclusky hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️ 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e... 💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-994... vk: bit.ly/3TYwRGN ☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nscsLwY 🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna @shitrock.bsky.social @ipecac.com

Post-Trash presents Mid-Year "Essentials" featuring fifty must hear releases from the first half of 2025 (+ fifty more recommendations). post-trash.com/news/2025/6/... with: Alien Nosejob, Amerol, Artificial Go, ANKHLEJOHN, billy woods, Blood Monolith, mclusky, Boldy James x Real Bad Man, and more

FYI motherfuckers (of Nottingham) x

Le Guess Who? has launched a fundraising campaign in order to help secure the festival’s future going forward, citing rising costs, inflation and increasingly expensive and complex visa processes for the artists booked to play at the event buff.ly/KB50ZZd

on our way to Chiusi for tonight’s show at lars rock. bristol airport tips - cheapest water in boots. shortest toilet queues next to Burger King x

Ignore the holiday this week 🙅🏽‍♀️ Chicago come out instead to our show at Sleeping Village on Saturday July 5. We’ll be donating partial proceeds from merch again to Brave Space Alliance.

he’s staying in tonight to charge the ring doorbell if it runs out of battery he gets foreign neighbours

FESTIVAL IN ITALIA: LARS ROCK FEST – Chiusi Scalo (SI) 12°edizione del festival che ogni anno offre un weekend gratuito con alcuni dei nomi più originali della musica internazionale; quest’anno spiccano i BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD, McLUSKY, HELIOCENTRICS e KARATE. Da non perdere, se Vi è possibile....

July 4th feels weird again - come join us on Saturday the 5th at sleeping village ~ Lets shake off all the post-holiday / post-pride month feels ~

there are very few certainties in life but I can confirm for the record that the worst venue I have ever played was proud galleries in Camden

Bandcamp Flash Sale! 20% off our entire store now through Wed June 25th. Use the code: IPECAC2025 ipecacrecordings.bandcamp.com @bandcamp.com

It can be told! DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP coming summer 2026. Imagine the Coen Brothers, PK Dick, and Mary Shelley wrote a road SF/horror novel? This is why I write novels and not pitches. Thank you, Stephen, Inkwell, and William Morrow.

new playlist update feat Pyrex, Pile, Nightshift, Puffer, Chronophage, Megaomega, Lukah & Statik Selektah (feat. Killer Mike), Slick Rick (feat. Nas), Billiam, Tha God Fahim & Drega33, Kontusion, Bursting, Dana Gavanski, Lisa/Liza, Sienna Thornton, Body World, & more open.spotify.com/playlist/3mK...